A fascinating tour of cities that have been lost to history—from the Neolithic period to the late Roman Empire—that offers a fresh perspective on the roots of urban life. •This provocative book explores the most famous and little knownlost cities of antiquity •The follow up to the author's immensely successfuly The Forgotten Peoples of the Ancient World •Filled with incredible stories on the rise and fall of great cities, this book explores forty sites and four thousand years of human history •This book is beautifully illustrated with artifacts, maps, and landscapes •Author Philip Matyszak successfully displays the relationships between these ancient forgotten cities, the challenges they faced, and ideas they possessed •Although this is about civilizations from thousands of years ago, this book continues to inform us in the present day about our urban origins

Philip Matyszak has a doctorate in Roman history from St John's College, Oxford. He is the author of numerous books on the ancient world, including Forgotten Peoples of the Ancient World (2020), The Greek and Roman Myths (2010) and Ancient Magic (2019), all published by Thames & Hudson.